Quote Originally Posted by awhom111 View Post
Algeria pulled out of AfroBasket qualification so South Sudan was called upon to fill the last spot. Luol Deng then appointed himself coach so he will be debuting soon.

Today's games were just four from Europe for the teams already eliminated from EuroBasket qualification fighting for spots in future tournaments.

Group B is playing in Bratislava, Slovakia in this window. Iceland beat Luxembourg 90-76 in the first game. The hosts sit atop the tiebreaker at the halfway point after a 91-67 win over Kosovo.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketbal...g#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketbal...o#tab=boxscore
Standings: Slovakia 2-1, Iceland 2-1, Kosovo 2-1, Luxembourg 0-3

Group A is playing in Matosinhos, Portugal in this window. Belarus beat Albania 90-50 as both countries managed to field teams after pulling out of games on the women's side weeks ago. The hosts are in second place after beating Cyprus 74-56.
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketbal...a#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/basketbal...s#tab=boxscore
Standings: Belarus 3-0, Portugal 2-1, Albania 1-2, Cyprus 0-3
How did Luol come to appoint himself coach?

-jk